📰 New article from Retro Handhelds
EmuLnk Makes Dual‑Screen Handhelds Finally Make Sense
https://retrohandhelds.gg/emulnk-makes-dual-screen-handhelds-finally-make-sense/
EmuLnk: Because Your Second Screen Should Do More Than Look Pretty
What if your second screen wasn’t just a novelty—but actually useful? That’s the bold promise of EmuLnk, a new Android app turning dual-screen handhelds (like the AYN Thor or Anbernic RG DS) into next-level emulation machines.
Here’s the magic: EmuLnk talks to your emulator over UDP, reads real-time game memory, and dynamically renders themed UIs on the secondary screen—think live maps for Wind Waker, always-visible Pokémon stats in Emerald, or even a HUD for Dolphin games. No more pausing to check your inventory; it’s all there, in real time.
Built with Kotlin and HTML/CSS/JS (via WebView), it’s modular, extensible, and game-aware—not just a static overlay. Right now? Still early days: rough around the edges, Wind Waker is the poster child, and devs are begging for theme contributors. But if you’ve been eyeing those flashy dual-screen gadgets and wondering “who’s making the second screen feel essential?”—EmuLnk might just be the answer.
TL;DR: It’s not another frontend—it’s a smart companion app that finally gives secondary displays a real job in emulation. 🎮✨
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